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FAO and WHO shine food safety spotlight on seaweed

By News Desk on October 16, 2022

The FAO and WHO have highlighted a range of food safety hazards linked to eating seaweed plus a lack of data and regulation.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization…

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Spain reports record high for food alerts in 2021

By News Desk on October 13, 2022

The number of notifications in a Spanish food alert system has set a new record by passing 1,000 in 2021.

The 1,081 notifications in the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) portal…

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Incidents remain stable for international food safety network

By News Desk on July 23, 2022

The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has stayed almost the same in the second quarter of 2022.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 46 alerts from April…

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Decline in alerts for global food safety network in early 2022

By News Desk on June 16, 2022

The number of food safety incidents involving an international network dropped in the first quarter of 2022.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 47 alerts from January through March this year…

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Review finds gaps in research on circular economy health risks

By Joe Whitworth on March 26, 2022

There is a lack of research on the emerging risks for animal, human and plant health when following a circular economy approach, according to an analysis.

An external scientific report, published by the European Food…
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New report shows incidents almost doubled for global food safety network in 2021

By News Desk on February 9, 2022

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 64 incidents in the final quarter of 2021, bringing the total for the year to nearly double that of 2020.

This figure is similar to…
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WHO reveals feedback on food safety strategy: one goal is integration

By Joe Whitworth on October 6, 2021

Almost 100 comments have been submitted on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) draft food safety strategy.

A total of 99 responses were submitted, mainly from government or ministries officers, followed by the private sector, NGOs…
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Dutch emerging risk unit covered 20 topics in first year

By News Desk on September 23, 2021

Two issues have been sent for further investigation according to the first annual report from an emerging food safety risk unit in the Netherlands.

Experts identified more than 20 areas and a couple of them…
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INFOSAN food safety work continues to increase

By Joe Whitworth on July 30, 2021

INFOSAN has reported its busiest period ever for the second successive quarter.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with 63 events from April to June compared to 56 in the first quarter of …
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INFOSAN records busiest quarter ever; member states are more engaged

By Joe Whitworth on May 7, 2021

An international food safety network was involved in more than double the number of incidents in the first three months of this year compared to the previous quarter.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)…
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